Monday:
0mi. I did DDP yoga in the morning. Lazy afternoon.
Tuesday:
9mi*/63min - Track workout at Baker St. with Andy and Thomas.
Mile, 4 x 400m, 4 x 200m with 400 rest after mile and 400's, 200 rest after 200's.
(5:28, 75, 74, 74, 74, 35, 36, xx, xx)
Decent first workout of the year. It's been a loooong time since I've done any form of speed work.
The mile was slow but it's a start. My left hip/hamstring was bugging me so I skipped the last 2 200's.
Wednesday:
1mi/8min + drills at YMCA after lifting weights. Got swole. At night I rock climbed with George at his gym in his barn.
Thursday:
0mi - Lazy day. I had a late meeting at work.
Friday:
0mi - Did agility ladders and dynamics before playing indoor soccer for 1:30. It's a blast playing soccer again, especially indoor which is faster paced.
Saturday:
0mi - lifted weights and took Griffin for a 40min hike in Pisgah with Jen.
Sunday:
9mi/60min - Athens trails with Ferenc, Lena and Ellie. Good run but the weather was awful. It was 35 degrees and pouring rain. We were going to go longer but we were both soaked and cold.
Total for the week:
19mi. I should probably run at least 4 days a week, but pleased with the speed workout.
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Sunday, January 3, 2016
2015 Year in Review
2015 is over. It was not a great running year for me. After 21 years of running and racing I decided to take it down a couple of notches. My goals were to have fun and stay active and not go crazy with the running. Here are the numbers.
I ran a total of 1,876 miles for a 35.4 mpw average.
I raced 14 times
I won two races the Pisgah 23K and the Chesterfield 10K
I set one course record at the Chesterfield 10K in 37:43
I ran 3 snowshoe races and got 2nd in all 3 of them
I got 2nd at Lil Rhody, Big River 1/2, Run for the Beavers and the Fast Friends 4.5mi road race
I did 9 track workouts
I set two training run pr's on my Friedsam loop in 28:37 and Kilburn loop in 47:05
I was pretty pleased with a couple of results despite my lack of training. I was happy to get 2nd to Ferenc at Prospect Mtn snowshoe race. I also was pumped with my 2nd place at Big River 1/2. I really thought I could have won without getting confused with the lack of course markings. Run with the Beavers and Lil Rhody were pretty solid runs for me as well. I also had a great time running the Ragnar trail relay with a fun group of runners.
In some of my non-running activities, I started xc skiing which was a blast. I also did some stand-up paddle boarding in the summer. I got into lifting again which was fun. I also got back into largemouth bass fishing and caught a nice 5lber and countless other nice fish. I've been playing indoor soccer and rock climbing a few times as well this year. I touched rim again this year which I'd like to still be able to do at age 40.
Looking forward to 2016 I have some goals:
Stay healthy
win at least one race
Do some epic runs
snowshoe race
xc ski
break 5min in the mile (I've done this every year since I started running in 1994)
paddle board
mtn bike
play soccer and basketball
rock climb
keep my winning streak alive against Jonny ;)
start to build up my running once I turn 39 so I can crush it at age 40
do yoga more
keep blogging even if it's not impressive
Cheers to a happy and healthy 2016 to everyone!
I ran a total of 1,876 miles for a 35.4 mpw average.
I raced 14 times
I won two races the Pisgah 23K and the Chesterfield 10K
I set one course record at the Chesterfield 10K in 37:43
I ran 3 snowshoe races and got 2nd in all 3 of them
I got 2nd at Lil Rhody, Big River 1/2, Run for the Beavers and the Fast Friends 4.5mi road race
I did 9 track workouts
I set two training run pr's on my Friedsam loop in 28:37 and Kilburn loop in 47:05
I was pretty pleased with a couple of results despite my lack of training. I was happy to get 2nd to Ferenc at Prospect Mtn snowshoe race. I also was pumped with my 2nd place at Big River 1/2. I really thought I could have won without getting confused with the lack of course markings. Run with the Beavers and Lil Rhody were pretty solid runs for me as well. I also had a great time running the Ragnar trail relay with a fun group of runners.
In some of my non-running activities, I started xc skiing which was a blast. I also did some stand-up paddle boarding in the summer. I got into lifting again which was fun. I also got back into largemouth bass fishing and caught a nice 5lber and countless other nice fish. I've been playing indoor soccer and rock climbing a few times as well this year. I touched rim again this year which I'd like to still be able to do at age 40.
Looking forward to 2016 I have some goals:
Stay healthy
win at least one race
Do some epic runs
snowshoe race
xc ski
break 5min in the mile (I've done this every year since I started running in 1994)
paddle board
mtn bike
play soccer and basketball
rock climb
keep my winning streak alive against Jonny ;)
start to build up my running once I turn 39 so I can crush it at age 40
do yoga more
keep blogging even if it's not impressive
Cheers to a happy and healthy 2016 to everyone!
Monday, December 7, 2015
Thanksgiving day race - Pie and Glove 5K, Corning, NY
Pie and Glove 5K, Corning, NY - 16:37 (5:21) 5th place
This was my 6th running of this race. It's a great flat and fast course in Corning, NY. I was hoping to be around 16:30 and I was pretty close. The race went out and the winner shot right to the lead. He would go on to win unchallenged in 15:16. I was in a nice little pack of 4 runners through the first mile which runs mostly on a slight downhill with a little uphill early up and over a bridge. I hit the mile in 5:07 which was a little fast but it was where I wanted to be in the race. I was sitting behind two runners just drafting. They started to slowly pull away from me in the second mile, which is the flattest mile on the course with over half being very slightly downhill. In my fastest year here (2012 - 15:13) I ran a 4:47 for this mile. I felt like I was maintaining my pace but the 2 guys I was with in the first mile got about 5 seconds up on me. I hit the 2mi mark in 10:18. A 5:11 second mile. Not too bad. Time to hang on. Maybe I was going to run faster than I thought!
The 3rd mile became a struggle. It goes slightly uphill and then climbs back up the bridge we cross early in the first mile. This side however, is the steeper side of the hill. I got passed and dropped to 5th place. I worked hard on the climb and caught back up to the 4th place kid. I ran on his shoulder and then passed him as we came down the other side of the bridge. He came back onto my shoulder as we hit the 3mile mark. I glanced at my watch and saw I ran a 5:42 mile. Ouch! The 2 guys ahead were a good 20 seconds up now. I didn't have a kick and the kid beat me to the line and I crossed 2 seconds later in 16:37. I won my age group since the winner (31 years old) was taken out of the age group awards. For my effort I won a pie to go with my gloves that everyone gets for signing up, thus the Pie and Glove 5k name. It was a decent race but I clearly went out too fast for my fitness level. If I had gone more conservatively, I might have run sub 16:30. It did motivate me a little and makes me want to train more this winter to get in shape for the spring. I'll definitely do some snowshoe races this winter to test my fitness and have a little fun in the snow.
miles: 5:07, 5:11, 5:42, 36
This was my 6th running of this race. It's a great flat and fast course in Corning, NY. I was hoping to be around 16:30 and I was pretty close. The race went out and the winner shot right to the lead. He would go on to win unchallenged in 15:16. I was in a nice little pack of 4 runners through the first mile which runs mostly on a slight downhill with a little uphill early up and over a bridge. I hit the mile in 5:07 which was a little fast but it was where I wanted to be in the race. I was sitting behind two runners just drafting. They started to slowly pull away from me in the second mile, which is the flattest mile on the course with over half being very slightly downhill. In my fastest year here (2012 - 15:13) I ran a 4:47 for this mile. I felt like I was maintaining my pace but the 2 guys I was with in the first mile got about 5 seconds up on me. I hit the 2mi mark in 10:18. A 5:11 second mile. Not too bad. Time to hang on. Maybe I was going to run faster than I thought!
The 3rd mile became a struggle. It goes slightly uphill and then climbs back up the bridge we cross early in the first mile. This side however, is the steeper side of the hill. I got passed and dropped to 5th place. I worked hard on the climb and caught back up to the 4th place kid. I ran on his shoulder and then passed him as we came down the other side of the bridge. He came back onto my shoulder as we hit the 3mile mark. I glanced at my watch and saw I ran a 5:42 mile. Ouch! The 2 guys ahead were a good 20 seconds up now. I didn't have a kick and the kid beat me to the line and I crossed 2 seconds later in 16:37. I won my age group since the winner (31 years old) was taken out of the age group awards. For my effort I won a pie to go with my gloves that everyone gets for signing up, thus the Pie and Glove 5k name. It was a decent race but I clearly went out too fast for my fitness level. If I had gone more conservatively, I might have run sub 16:30. It did motivate me a little and makes me want to train more this winter to get in shape for the spring. I'll definitely do some snowshoe races this winter to test my fitness and have a little fun in the snow.
miles: 5:07, 5:11, 5:42, 36
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Li'l Rhody Runaround 2015
Li'l Rhody Runaround 8mi trail race - 47:32 (5:56) 3rd place - 2nd place officially
It's been a long time since I've updated the old blog so here goes. I haven't been running much lately and I certainly wouldn't call what I'm doing training. I averaged 20.5 mpw for the month of September and 37.5 mpw for the month of October. Even though I'm not in great shape, I'm always excited to race here on the Burlingame trails.
Jonny took the race out hard and had a gap of 5 seconds or so down the dirt road in the first mile. I lead the chase group and I made contact with him as we entered the trail in the Kimball Bird Sanctuary. I ran just behind him on the sandy trails. We exited the trails and dumped out onto the field by the campground and Eric Blake shot to the lead. I let him go for a second and then decided that I could match his pace and sped up to get behind him. Eric lead but seemed confused by the roads and the median section with the flags on it, so I took the lead. I was in first as we entered back into the woods on the long straight trail section. He passed me again near the long bridge and got a 2 second gap. I glanced back on the "s" turn and could see a bunch of followers closing in on us. I caught back up to Eric on a very slight downhill before the stonewall and crazy bridge section before Vin Gormley Bridge. Eric was running slow on these bridges so I jumped down off the bridge onto some rocks and then jumped in front of him into the lead. I lead once again through Vin Gormley and down the long bridge and by Klondike Rd. I kept the lead running up the hill and could feel 2 runners a second behind me. I figured it was Blake and maybe Bob Jackman, I didn't dare look back. I was working hard to keep my lead but still felt fairly controlled. I grabbed a cup of water at the water stop and managed to drink an ounce or two and then dumped out onto Buckeye Brook Rd. My time was in the mid 25's I think, which is way off my usual 24 flat at this point.
Two runners pulled up on my outside shoulder on the road and I glanced back expecting to see Eric, but it was Bronson and another guy I didn't recognize. I held my lead going back into the woods and up the Rhody ledges. I was feeling pretty gassed on the biggest climb on the course but I was still leading with Bronson and the other guy hot on my tail. I saw the Ornstein crew cheering like crazy on the rocky section. On the straight away with the exposed cement culvert the guy (from URI) blasted to the lead. I hung onto him as we passed Scott Mason snapping pictures near the School House Pond trail. Bronson went by me right after that. I tried to keep those guys in contact but I was starting to suffer and they were moving well. I would reel them in a little bit on technical spots and little downhills, but I knew they were too strong. Finally, I reached Kings Factory Rd and they were really flying putting a lot of distance on me. I glanced back and didn't see anyone close by. My calves and left hip were killing me on the road and I felt like I was just slapping and pounding and it was quite painful. I glanced back again as I started to head downhill past Gagnon's old house and saw Matthew Walker a good distance back. I gritted my teeth and dug down to finish the race in what I thought was 3rd place. I hit the line in 47:30 but SNERRO gave me the 2 sec bonus they are so famous for in the final results. Officially I got 2nd because the URI kid didn't register.
I am fairly pleased with the result. I came into the race with lot's of doubts in my fitness. I was able to race to the best of my ability today and that's pretty satisfying. I won my age group, Jonny was top master and Pard was top 70+ runner. That's a Hammett sweep even if I didn't get the win. I would really like to win this race again some day. It might have to wait until I turn 40. I'm planning to try and pull a Galoob then and train hard when I become a master. We'll see, 2 years is a long way off. By then Matthew Walker will be a senior in high school and will be an absolute beast and there'll be countless other young bucks ready to race fast. It will be a tough challenge.
It's been a long time since I've updated the old blog so here goes. I haven't been running much lately and I certainly wouldn't call what I'm doing training. I averaged 20.5 mpw for the month of September and 37.5 mpw for the month of October. Even though I'm not in great shape, I'm always excited to race here on the Burlingame trails.
Jonny took the race out hard and had a gap of 5 seconds or so down the dirt road in the first mile. I lead the chase group and I made contact with him as we entered the trail in the Kimball Bird Sanctuary. I ran just behind him on the sandy trails. We exited the trails and dumped out onto the field by the campground and Eric Blake shot to the lead. I let him go for a second and then decided that I could match his pace and sped up to get behind him. Eric lead but seemed confused by the roads and the median section with the flags on it, so I took the lead. I was in first as we entered back into the woods on the long straight trail section. He passed me again near the long bridge and got a 2 second gap. I glanced back on the "s" turn and could see a bunch of followers closing in on us. I caught back up to Eric on a very slight downhill before the stonewall and crazy bridge section before Vin Gormley Bridge. Eric was running slow on these bridges so I jumped down off the bridge onto some rocks and then jumped in front of him into the lead. I lead once again through Vin Gormley and down the long bridge and by Klondike Rd. I kept the lead running up the hill and could feel 2 runners a second behind me. I figured it was Blake and maybe Bob Jackman, I didn't dare look back. I was working hard to keep my lead but still felt fairly controlled. I grabbed a cup of water at the water stop and managed to drink an ounce or two and then dumped out onto Buckeye Brook Rd. My time was in the mid 25's I think, which is way off my usual 24 flat at this point.
Two runners pulled up on my outside shoulder on the road and I glanced back expecting to see Eric, but it was Bronson and another guy I didn't recognize. I held my lead going back into the woods and up the Rhody ledges. I was feeling pretty gassed on the biggest climb on the course but I was still leading with Bronson and the other guy hot on my tail. I saw the Ornstein crew cheering like crazy on the rocky section. On the straight away with the exposed cement culvert the guy (from URI) blasted to the lead. I hung onto him as we passed Scott Mason snapping pictures near the School House Pond trail. Bronson went by me right after that. I tried to keep those guys in contact but I was starting to suffer and they were moving well. I would reel them in a little bit on technical spots and little downhills, but I knew they were too strong. Finally, I reached Kings Factory Rd and they were really flying putting a lot of distance on me. I glanced back and didn't see anyone close by. My calves and left hip were killing me on the road and I felt like I was just slapping and pounding and it was quite painful. I glanced back again as I started to head downhill past Gagnon's old house and saw Matthew Walker a good distance back. I gritted my teeth and dug down to finish the race in what I thought was 3rd place. I hit the line in 47:30 but SNERRO gave me the 2 sec bonus they are so famous for in the final results. Officially I got 2nd because the URI kid didn't register.
I am fairly pleased with the result. I came into the race with lot's of doubts in my fitness. I was able to race to the best of my ability today and that's pretty satisfying. I won my age group, Jonny was top master and Pard was top 70+ runner. That's a Hammett sweep even if I didn't get the win. I would really like to win this race again some day. It might have to wait until I turn 40. I'm planning to try and pull a Galoob then and train hard when I become a master. We'll see, 2 years is a long way off. By then Matthew Walker will be a senior in high school and will be an absolute beast and there'll be countless other young bucks ready to race fast. It will be a tough challenge.
Friday, August 21, 2015
Week of August 17th to 23rd, 2015
Monday:
1:45 on Mt Monadnock. Ran up the Pumpelli Trail w/Ferenc. Hot day. I was tired and sluggish from the heat and humidity. Ferenc was feeling it too. Up in 54, down in 50+. Slow run but still fun. I went fishing at night with MC. I broke my line on a hog. Landed a nice 3.5lber. I'm upgrading from 12lb mono to 14lb mono. I can't fish braided, that stuff sucks!
Tuesday:
1mi + drills and sprints at the YMCA. Lifted weights. Feeling good!
Wednesday:
0mi. SUPing with Jen 1:30. Good workout coming back into the wind. 30min hike with Jen and Griffin. Played some wiffle with Boj and lost 2-1. He hit a two run walk off homer to win. I still hate him.
Thursday:
AM: 2mi with Jen and Griffin. SUPing 1:30 with Jen.
PM: 10mi/74min on Marlborough trails with Boj. Good run. Went fishing with Griffin. I managed to land 2 bass even though Griffin swam after my lure and scared all the fish. She was too cute to get mad at and it was nice to see the old girl acting so spry.
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Total for the week:
1:45 on Mt Monadnock. Ran up the Pumpelli Trail w/Ferenc. Hot day. I was tired and sluggish from the heat and humidity. Ferenc was feeling it too. Up in 54, down in 50+. Slow run but still fun. I went fishing at night with MC. I broke my line on a hog. Landed a nice 3.5lber. I'm upgrading from 12lb mono to 14lb mono. I can't fish braided, that stuff sucks!
Tuesday:
1mi + drills and sprints at the YMCA. Lifted weights. Feeling good!
Wednesday:
0mi. SUPing with Jen 1:30. Good workout coming back into the wind. 30min hike with Jen and Griffin. Played some wiffle with Boj and lost 2-1. He hit a two run walk off homer to win. I still hate him.
Thursday:
AM: 2mi with Jen and Griffin. SUPing 1:30 with Jen.
PM: 10mi/74min on Marlborough trails with Boj. Good run. Went fishing with Griffin. I managed to land 2 bass even though Griffin swam after my lure and scared all the fish. She was too cute to get mad at and it was nice to see the old girl acting so spry.
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Total for the week:
Week of August 10th to 16th, 2015
Monday:
8mi*/47:05 - m.p. run in Pisgah solo. New pr for the loop for me. Hike 45min with Jen and Griffin. Did some stand up paddle boarding (SUPing) on Spofford Lake with Jen for 1:30. Went fishing at night with MC. He caught a 6lb beast. I landed a fish close to 5lbs. Great day!
Tuesday:
DDP Yoga. I haven't done this in a long time. Damn it's tough! Rainy day.
Wednesday:
12mi/1:25 on the Putney Mtn trails with Ferenc, Lena and Ellie. Great run. Nice weather. Hit up the magical waters of the Putney covert culvert after the run. Went SUPing for 2hrs with Jen.
Thursday:
3mi in Pisgah with Jen and Griffin. SUPing 1hr with Jen. Helped Andy move in the evening, that will do for strength training.
Friday:
12mi/1:26 in Pisgah with Ferenc and Lena. Body tired and legs sluggish. Hot and thirsty.
Saturday:
0mi. Lifted weights. Making gains! Hike 45min with Jen and Griffin.
Sunday:
0mi. Hike 45min. Went SUPing with Jen and Griffin on Fullam Pond in Pisgah. Griffin stayed on my paddle board for a while then she got sick of it and swam with us the rest of the time. Fun adventure.
Total for the week:
35mi. Great m.p. run on Monday. Mileage is low but paddle boarding is a blast and a good workout. Feeling strong. I need to do more DDP Yoga. My flexibility is junk.
8mi*/47:05 - m.p. run in Pisgah solo. New pr for the loop for me. Hike 45min with Jen and Griffin. Did some stand up paddle boarding (SUPing) on Spofford Lake with Jen for 1:30. Went fishing at night with MC. He caught a 6lb beast. I landed a fish close to 5lbs. Great day!
Tuesday:
DDP Yoga. I haven't done this in a long time. Damn it's tough! Rainy day.
Wednesday:
12mi/1:25 on the Putney Mtn trails with Ferenc, Lena and Ellie. Great run. Nice weather. Hit up the magical waters of the Putney covert culvert after the run. Went SUPing for 2hrs with Jen.
Thursday:
3mi in Pisgah with Jen and Griffin. SUPing 1hr with Jen. Helped Andy move in the evening, that will do for strength training.
Friday:
12mi/1:26 in Pisgah with Ferenc and Lena. Body tired and legs sluggish. Hot and thirsty.
Saturday:
0mi. Lifted weights. Making gains! Hike 45min with Jen and Griffin.
Sunday:
0mi. Hike 45min. Went SUPing with Jen and Griffin on Fullam Pond in Pisgah. Griffin stayed on my paddle board for a while then she got sick of it and swam with us the rest of the time. Fun adventure.
Total for the week:
35mi. Great m.p. run on Monday. Mileage is low but paddle boarding is a blast and a good workout. Feeling strong. I need to do more DDP Yoga. My flexibility is junk.
Week of August 3rd to 9th, 2015
Monday:
9mi/65min on the Athens trails with Ferenc and Lena. Felt hot and thirsty. I got a migraine in the afternoon. I managed not to puke, but still it wiped me out for 6 hours or so. First one in a long time. I forgot to have a green smoothie with ginger in the morning. I swear the ginger works.
Tuesday:
0mi. Drove to Corning, NY. Long drive.
Wednesday:
5mi/34min in Corning, NY on the roads solo. Hiked in Letchworth State Park. Impressive gorge! Back stiff.
Thursday:
1mi + hike 1hr with Jen and Griffin in Urbana State Park with Jen and Griffin. Saw a 8" leopard slug. Cool creature! Caught some rock bass and yellow perch from the dock in Keuka Lake.
Friday:
3mi + hike 1hr in Urbana State Park with Jen and Griffin. Kayak 30min on Keuka Lake. Long drive home in the afternoon.
Saturday:
0mi. Lifted weights and got huge. Bought stand up paddle boards. Had my birthday party at night. Fun times!
Sunday:
0mi. Lazy day. 38 years old today. Getting old.
Total for the week:
18mi. Not a good week. Oh well.
9mi/65min on the Athens trails with Ferenc and Lena. Felt hot and thirsty. I got a migraine in the afternoon. I managed not to puke, but still it wiped me out for 6 hours or so. First one in a long time. I forgot to have a green smoothie with ginger in the morning. I swear the ginger works.
Tuesday:
0mi. Drove to Corning, NY. Long drive.
Wednesday:
5mi/34min in Corning, NY on the roads solo. Hiked in Letchworth State Park. Impressive gorge! Back stiff.
Thursday:
1mi + hike 1hr with Jen and Griffin in Urbana State Park with Jen and Griffin. Saw a 8" leopard slug. Cool creature! Caught some rock bass and yellow perch from the dock in Keuka Lake.
Friday:
3mi + hike 1hr in Urbana State Park with Jen and Griffin. Kayak 30min on Keuka Lake. Long drive home in the afternoon.
Saturday:
0mi. Lifted weights and got huge. Bought stand up paddle boards. Had my birthday party at night. Fun times!
Sunday:
0mi. Lazy day. 38 years old today. Getting old.
Total for the week:
18mi. Not a good week. Oh well.
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